My opinions are independent except for the stimulus which thank goodness is not from popular sources. I’m sure you have heard all history is a conspiracy. How do you think mankind arrived into the current very very serious muddle? Surely you don’t believe it’s a whole not made up of parts. My take is always my challenge. I go there willingly. Great satisfaction and keeps me grounded. One important take on Putin. He is neither senile nor a narcissist. Russia is no where near our national GDP. The Bear a brute. It will not go down without taking out the whole with it. Better respect that. Interesting, Israel has the very same motto. The collapsing Soviet Union was sane enough to offer up Gorbachev and diplomacy. The collapsing West could learn from that. Yes, all is conspiratorial. Hopefully the Trump persona and Israel won’t lead us into a very dark night.